Elections in Cuba
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Elections in Cuba gives information on election and election results in Cuba. An election is a process in which a vote is held to elect candidates to an office. It is the mechanism by which a democracy fills elective offices in the legislature, and sometimes the executive and judiciary, and in which electorates choose local government officials.
- See election for a more comprehensive discussion and the List of democracy and elections-related topics for an overview on related topics.
Cuba elects on national level a legislature. The National Assembly of People's Power (Asamblea Nacional de Poder Popular) has 601 members, elected for a five year term out of the list of the Communist Party of Cuba by municipal delegates. Cuba is a single-party state. This means that only the Communist Party of Cuba is allowed to hold effective power. At the last elections, 19 january 2003, no other parties were allowed.